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NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of community health and mental health services across the north east London Boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge and Waltham Forest, Essex and Kent and Medway

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Latest News
— articles for
October
2016

Over 1,000 Nursing Associates will begin training this year in a new role to deliver hands-on care for patients. NELFT has been accepted to be partners in the project – which will see the role sit alongside existing nursing care support workers and fully-qualified registered nurses.

At NELFT, we have a strong vision for quality improvement - working with staff, patients and partners to continuously improve the care we provide. Our NELFT Quality Improvement Programme (NQIP) has been supporting staff to deliver projects over the last few years and we are now taking the next step in our improvement journey. We are delighted to be the first English integrated mental health and community services provider to become a member of the UK Improvement Alliance (UKIA).

NELFT staff hosted a Vintage Tea Party at Tesco Extra in Romford on Wednesday 19 October. The party was held to raise awareness of dementia and also to highlight the work being done for NHS Fab Change Day, which celebrates improvement within the NHS and encourages staff to share their ideas for positive change.

The NELFT Stop Smoking team visited Leyton Orient on Saturday 15 October to offer advice for fans at the League Two game against Luton Town. Stoptober is a 28-day challenge to stop smoking during October, and it calls on smokers to quit for good.